Letter: Lawmakers should address Mission/ BCBS

The ugly fight between Blue Cross and Mission Hospital has no winners. Thousands of WNC residents stand to get hurt. It appears the parties are unable to even have a civil conversation. So my question is – why aren’t our elected officials – state Reps. Presnell, and Clampitt, state Sen. Davis and Congressman Meadows – getting involved, or doing something to ensure health care access for their constituents and protecting hundreds of health care jobs?

They have voted to push Medicaid in NC into a for-profit corporate structure, refused to expand Medicaid and, on the part of Congressman Meadows, supported a proposed federal budget that would cut billions of dollars from Medicaid, which will badly hurt nursing homes residents, the 40 percent of N.C. children on Medicaid, and disabled citizens. So at least get involved in helping BCBSNC and Mission resolve their conflict. Do something positive for a change!